Yiren Digital Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results

BEIJING, March 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) ("Yiren Digital" or the "Company"), a leading fintech company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Operational Highlights

Wealth Management--Yiren Wealth

    --  Cumulative number of investors reached 2,210,530 as of December 31,
        2019, representing an increase of 0.5% from 2,200,223 as of September
        30, 2019 and compared to 2,105,339 as of December 31, 2018.
        Specifically, as of December 31, 2019, the cumulative number of non-P2P
        investors was 174,391 and the cumulative number of P2P investors was
        2,202,875. Non-P2P products include mainly bank's wealth management
        products and mutual funds.
    --  Number of current investors was 246,561 as of December 31, 2019,
        representing a decrease of 8.8% from 270,402 as of September 30, 2019.
    --  Number of current non-P2P investors was 21,360 as of December 31, 2019,
        representing an increase of 9.6% from 19,496 as of September 30, 2019
        and compared to 15,250 as of December 31, 2018.
    --  Total assets under administration ("AUA") for P2P products on Yiren
        Wealth was RMB 34,264.8 million (US$4,921.8 million) as of December 31,
        2019, representing a decrease of 14.7% from RMB 40,191.7 million as of
        September 30, 2019, and compared to RMB 49,886.6 million as of December
        31, 2018.
    --  Total AUA for non-P2P products on Yiren Wealth was RMB 1,026.9 million
        (US$147.5 million) as of December 31, 2019, representing an increase of
        64.0% from RMB 626.2 million as of September 30, 2019, and compared to
        RMB 217.7 million as of December 31, 2018.
    --  Gross Merchandise Volume ("GMV") of non-P2P products amounted to RMB
        2,548.4 million (US$ 366.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2019,
        representing an increase of 232.2% from RMB 767.2 million in the prior
        quarter and compared to RMB 81.3 million in the same period of 2018. For
        fiscal year 2019, GMV of non-P2P products amounted to RMB 3,929.1
        million (US$564.4 million), compared to RMB 2,730.1 million in 2018.

Consumer Credit--Yiren Credit

    --  Total loan originations reached RMB 8.0 billion (US$1.1 billion) for the
        fourth quarter of 2019, representing a decrease of 24% from RMB 10.5
        billion in the prior quarter.
    --  Cumulative number of borrowers served reached 4,695,487 as of December
        31, 2019.
    --  Number of borrowers served in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 125,622.
        For the fiscal year 2019, total number of borrowers served was 541,955.
    --  The percentage of loan volume generated by repeat borrowers was 16.5% in
        the fourth quarter of 2019.
    --  Approximately 34% of loan originations were generated online in the
        fourth quarter of 2019.
    --  Remaining principal of performing loans reached RMB 51.2 billion (US$7.3
        billion) as of December 31, 2019.

"We have made significant progress in our strategic transformation to re-position our business as we enter 2020. We have completed our full operational integration of Yirendai with CreditEase's Inclusive Finance and online wealth management business to form Yiren Digital, the leading fintech platform providing an array of credit products to consumers and asset allocation based wealth management services to mass affluent clients in China." said Mr. Ning Tang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yiren Digital. "We are also making good progress in expanding our creditech business model into a loan facilitation as well as licensed lending operation model. And we believe our online wealth management business is poised for significant growth in the year to come with strong momentum."

"For our creditech business, we are rolling out new product services to better serve our borrowers which include short tenure revolving loans and auto loans. Diversifying our funding source continues to be a top priority and we expect a significant portion of our new loan origination volume to be funded by institutional investors in 2020." Mr. Tang continued to comment, "and as to our wealth management business, we are gaining significant traction in growing our non-P2P products and services. In the fourth quarter of 2019, AUA for non-P2P products grew 64% quarter-over-quarter, sales volume grew 232% quarter-over-quarter and the number of current investors investing in non-P2P products grew 10% from last quarter. We are seeing a strong demand for our online product offerings. In 2020, we expect the strong growth momentum for our wealth management business to continue, as we continue to roll-out non-P2P products and services by working with industry leading partners, such as Principal Global Investors (Hong Kong) Limited., a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group; and a global leader in asset management, retirement services and insurance solutions. In addition, we obtained a Hong Kong stock brokerage license in December 2019 and officially launched our stock trading APP in the same month to provide stock trading and consulting services to our clients. We strive to become the true one-stop shop asset allocation-based wealth management platform for mass affluent investors in China."

We're pleased to deliver another solid quarter with healthy margins as we are moving towards more diversified business models under a challenging regulatory environment. Total net revenue for the quarter was RMB 2.4 billion, up 15% from previous quarter. Net profit for the quarter was RMB 404 million up from RMB 228 million in the previous quarter. " said Mr. Zhong Bi, Chief Financial Officer of Yiren Digital. "We are seeing meaningful operation leverage synergies as we complete the full operation integration for our business realignment. And we are also proactively managing our overall cost structure through both improving operation efficiency with technology and rationalizing our capacity to better prepare for the near term economic uncertainties due to corona virus. As such, with a lean and more efficient operational workforce, coupled with our strong balance sheet with approximately RMB 3.6 billion of cash and short-term liquidity, we believe we are on solid footing in the dynamic environment. "

"On credit performance and risk management, we are maintaining our overall risk performance inline with our expected ranges, despite the tightening collection practices, and to a lesser extend, limitation on external data usage." said Mr. Michael Ji, Chief Risk Officer of Yiren Digital. "To promptly respond to a potential economic slowdown due to the recent coronavirus outbreak , we have been actively tightening our risk policy, adjusting our product portfolio and optimizing our risk data sets. The latest data suggested that the delinquencies had been coming down in recent weeks, showing a very encouraging trend, which led us to expect that the impact from the corona virus would rather be short term than be prolonged."

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Total amount of loans facilitated in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 7,998.0 million (US$1,148.8 million), compared to RMB 13,595.8 million in the same period last year. As of December 31, 2019, the total outstanding principal amount of the performing loans was RMB 51.2 billion (US$7.3 billion), decreased by 25% from RMB 68.4 billion as of December 31, 2018.

Total net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 2,363.6 million (US$339.5 million), compared to RMB 2,304.5 million in the same period last year. Revenue from Yiren Credit reached RMB 1,841.8 million (US$264.6 million), representing an increase of 1% from RMB 1,816.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. Revenue from Yiren Wealth reached RMB 521.8 million (US$75.0 million), representing an increase of 7% from RMB 488.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Sales and marketing expenses in the fourth quarter of 2019 were RMB 960.4 million (US$138.0 million), compared to RMB 1,236.7 million in the same period last year. Sales and marketing expenses in the fourth quarter of 2019 accounted for 12.0% of the total amount of loans facilitated, as compared to 9.1% in the same period last year mainly due to a decline in the amount of loans facilitated.

Origination and servicing costs in the fourth quarter of 2019 were RMB 173.9 million (US$25.0 million), compared to RMB 227.1 million in the same period last year. Origination and servicing costs in the fourth quarter of 2019 accounted for 2.2% of the total amount of loans facilitated, compared to 1.7% in the same period last year.

General and administrative expenses in the fourth quarter of 2019 were RMB 139.9 million (US$20.1 million), compared to RMB 361.7 million in the same period last year. General and administrative expenses in the fourth quarter of 2019 accounted for 5.9% of the total net revenue, compared to 15.7% in the same period last year.

Allowance for contract assets in the fourth quarter of 2019 were RMB 588.3 million (US$84.5 million), compared to RMB 209.0 million in the same period last year. The increase was mainly attributable to changes in future collectability estimates.

Income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 80.9 million (US$11.6 million).

Net income in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 404.0 million (US$58.0 million), compared to RMB 985.9 million in the same period last year.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 508.1 million (US$73.0 million), compared to an adjusted EBITDA of RMB 1059.3 million in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA margin(([1])) (non-GAAP) in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 21.5%, compared to 46.0% in the same period last year.

Basic income per ADS in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 4.35 (US$0.63), compared to a basic income per ADS of RMB 10.65 in the same period last year.

Diluted income per ADS in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 4.34 (US$0.62), compared to a diluted income per ADS of RMB 10.56 in the same period last year.

Net cash generated from operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2019 was RMB 60.2 million (US$ 8.7 million), compared to a loss of RMB 1,453.6 million in the same period last year.

As of December, 2019, cash and cash equivalents was RMB 3,198.1 million (US$459.4 million), compared to RMB 2,633.0 million as of September 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the balance of held-to-maturity investments was RMB 6.6 million (US$1.0 million), compared to RMB 8.1 million as of September 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the balance of available-for-sale investments was RMB 461.0 million (US$66.2 million), compared to RMB 426.3 million as of September 30, 2019.

Delinquency rates. As of December 31, 2019, the delinquency rates for loans that are past due for 15-29 days, 30-59 days and 60-89 days were 1.2%, 2.0%, and 1.7%, respectively compared to 1.0%, 1.8%, and 1.6%, as of September 30, 2019.

Cumulative M3+ net charge-off rates. As of December 31, 2019, the cumulative M3+ net charge-off rate for loans originated in 2016 was 9.4%, compared to 9.4% as of September 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the cumulative M3+ net charge-off rate for loans originated in 2017 was 16.0%, compared to 15.3% as of September 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the cumulative M3+ net charge-off rate for loans originated in 2018 was 13.8%, compared to 11.6% as of September 30, 2019.


                        [1] Adjusted EBITDA margin
                         is a non-GAAP financial
                         measure calculated as
                         adjusted EBITDA divided by
                         total net revenue.

Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results

Total amount of loans facilitated in 2019 was RMB 39.1 billion (US$5.6 billion), compared to RMB 63.3 billion in 2018.

Total net revenue in 2019 was RMB 8,616.8 million (US$1,237.7 million), compared to RMB 11,244.1 million in 2018. Revenue from Yiren Credit for fiscal year 2019 was RMB 6,440.6 million (US$ 925.1 million), representing a decrease of 30.4% from RMB 9,257.2 million in 2018. Revenue from Yiren Wealth for fiscal year 2019 reached RMB 2,176.2 million (US$ 312.6 million), representing an increase of 9.5% from RMB 1,987.0 million in 2018.

Sales and marketing expenses in 2019 was RMB 4,457.4 million (US$ 640.3 million), compared to RMB 6,658.3 million in 2018. Sales and marketing expenses in 2019 accounted for 11.4% of the total amount of loans facilitated, as compared to 10.5% in 2018 mainly due to a decline in the amount of loans facilitated.

Origination and servicing costs in 2019 was RMB 665.1 million (US$95.5 million), compared to RMB 1,061.3 million in 2018. Origination and servicing costs in 2019 accounted for 1.7% of the total amount of loans facilitated, remaining stable when compared to 1.7% in 2018.

General and administrative expenses in 2019 was RMB 741.3 million (US$106.5 million), compared to RMB 1,755.8 million in 2018. General and administrative expenses in 2019 accounted for 8.6% of the total net revenue, compared to 15.6% in 2018 mainly due to realizing operational efficiency synergies from the Company's business realignment transaction.

Allowance for contract assets in 2019 were RMB 1,625.1 million (US$233.4 million), compared to RMB 992.6 million in 2018. The increase was mainly attributable to changes in future collectability estimates.

Income tax expense in 2019 was RMB 239.2 million (US$34.4 million).

Net income in 2019 was RMB 1,155.6 million (US$166.0 million), compared to RMB 1,579.8 million in 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) in 2019 was RMB 1,491.3 million (US$214.2 million), compared to an adjusted EBITDA of RMB 1,968.2 million in 2018. Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) (non-GAAP) in 2019 was 17.3%, compared to 17.5% in 2018.

Basic income per ADS in 2019 was RMB 12.5 (US$1.8), compared to a basic income per ADS of RMB 17.2 in 2018.

Diluted income per ADS in 2019 was RMB 12.4 (US$1.8), compared to a diluted income per ADS of RMB 17.0 in 2018.

Net cash generated from operating activities in 2019 was RMB 246.3 million (US$ 35.4million), compared to net cash used in operating activities of RMB 3,959.1 million in 2018.

Recent Development

Termination of Contingent Consideration Payment to CreditEase

Effective December 2019, CreditEase has agreed to waive the remaining RMB 1.2 billion of contingent consideration payment for the Company's business realignment transaction.

Management Change

Mr. Chunjiang Ji, will assume the role of Chief Risk Officer of the Company to replace Mr Huan Chen who will continue to serve as director for the board of the Company. Mr. Ji has over 18 years of experiences in risk management and decision science with multiple top financial organizations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ji has held several senior positions at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Fleet Boston Bank.

Mr. Jiangxu Xiang, will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Mr. Xiang is a technology veteran with 30 years of experience in the software, internet and fintech industries. Before joining the Company, he was Executive Vice President of R&D and Managing Director of Suning Global Research at Suning Commerce Group, a global fortune 500 company from 2016 to 2018.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses several non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin as supplemental measures to review and assess operating performance. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide useful information about our core operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in our financial and operational decision-making. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. Other companies, including peer companies in the industry, may calculate these non-GAAP measures differently, which may reduce their usefulness as a comparative measure. The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. See "Operating Highlights and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP measures" at the end of this press release.

Currency Conversion

The U.S. dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this press release, except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in U.S. dollars, are presented solely for the convenience of the readers. The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into US$ in this press release is based on the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of December 31, 2019, which was RMB6.9618 to US$1.00. The percentages stated in this press release are calculated based on the RMB amounts.

Conference Call

Yiren Digital's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on March 25, 2020, (or 8:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on March 26, 2020).Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:



     International      
     +65 6713-5090



     U.S.                 +1 845-675-0437



     Hong Kong            +852 3018-6771



     Chinese Mainland . 
     400-620-8038





     Conference ID                5738805

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until April 2, 2020:



              International                       +61 2-8199-0299



              U.S.                                +1 646-254-3697



              Replay Access Code:                         5738805

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at ir.yirendai.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "confident" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Yiren Digital's control. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to Yiren Digital's ability to attract and retain borrowers and investors on its marketplace, its ability to introduce new loan products and platform enhancements, its ability to compete effectively, PRC regulations and policies relating to the peer-to-peer lending service industry in China, general economic conditions in China, and Yiren Digital's ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the NYSE or other stock exchange, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in Yiren Digital's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Yiren Digital does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

About Yiren Digital

Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) is a leading fintech company in China, providing both credit and wealth management services. For its credit business, the Company provides an effective solution to address largely underserved investor and individual borrower demand in China through online and offline channels to efficiently match borrowers with investors and execute loan transactions. Yiren Digital deploys a proprietary risk management system, which enables the Company to effectively assess the creditworthiness of borrowers, appropriately price the risks associated with borrowers, and offer quality loan investment opportunities to investors. Yiren Digital's marketplace provides borrowers with quick and convenient access to consumer credit at competitive prices and investors with easy and quick access to an alternative asset class with attractive returns. For its wealth management business, the Company targets China's mass affluent population and strives to provide customized wealth management services, with a combination of long-term and short-term targets as well as different types of investments, ranging from cash and fixed-income assets, to funds and insurance. For more information, please visit ir.Yirendai.com.


                                                                                                                                           
          
               Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


                                                                                                                                 
              
            (in thousands, except for share, per share and per ADS data, and percentages)


                                                                              
       
               For the Three Months Ended                            
              
                For the Year Ended

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               December 31,               
       
        September 30,           
              
                December 31,               
              
              December 31,    
       
               December 31,     
       
       December 31,      
       
       December 31,
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                RMB                     
       
            RMB                    
              
                RMB                        
              
              USD          
         
                RMB           
       
          RMB            
       
          USD
                                                                                    (Recast*)                                                                                                                                                            (Recast*)



     Net revenue:



     Loan facilitation services                                                                 1,344,229                              1,286,923                                      1,602,341                                           230,161                        7,647,804                 5,182,028                    744,352



     Post-origination services                                                                    408,273                                103,073                                        117,110                                            16,822                        1,263,022                   757,783                    108,849



     Account management services                                                                  504,562                                489,673                                        489,641                                            70,333                        1,806,732                 2,016,678                    289,678



     Others                                                                                        47,461                                176,439                                        154,536                                            22,198                          526,556                   660,295                     94,845




     Total net revenue                                                                          2,304,525                              2,056,108                                      2,363,628                                           339,514                       11,244,114                 8,616,784                  1,237,724




     Operating costs and expenses:



     Sales and marketing                                                                        1,236,747                              1,160,365                                        960,396                                           137,953                        6,658,270                 4,457,353                    640,259



     Origination and servicing                                                                    227,102                                156,073                                        173,942                                            24,985                        1,061,289                   665,083                     95,533



     General and administrative                                                                   361,655                                168,092                                        139,935                                            20,100                        1,755,828                   741,268                    106,476



     Allowance for contract assets and receivables                                                208,985                                344,742                                        588,344                                            84,510                          992,581                 1,625,051                    233,424




     Total operating costs and expenses                                                         2,034,489                              1,829,272                                      1,862,617                                           267,548                       10,467,968                 7,488,755                  1,075,692




     Other income/(expenses):



     Interest income, net                                                                          15,829                                 13,825                                         10,454                                             1,502                           73,917                    73,367                     10,538



     Fair value adjustments related to Consolidated ABFE                                           39,844                                (1,323)                                      (35,596)                                          (5,113)                         243,122                     3,866                        555



     Others, net                                                                                  696,041                                  7,112                                          6,942                                               997                          690,207                   191,757                     27,544




     Total other income/(expenses)                                                                751,714                                 19,614                                       (18,200)                                          (2,614)                       1,007,246                   268,990                     38,637




     Income before provision for income taxes                                                   1,021,750                                246,450                                        482,811                                            69,352                        1,783,392                 1,397,019                    200,669




     Share of results of equity investees                                                         (3,349)                                 1,505                                          2,088                                               299                          (9,295)                  (2,180)                     (313)



     Income tax expense                                                                            32,485                                 19,924                                         80,914                                            11,622                          194,287                   239,228                     34,363




     Net income                                                                                   985,916                                228,031                                        403,985                                            58,029                        1,579,810                 1,155,611                    165,993





      Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, basic                            185,092,973                            185,548,214                                    185,586,690                                       185,586,690                      184,225,643               185,219,586                185,219,586




     Basic income per share                                                                        5.3266                                 1.2290                                         2.1768                                            0.3127                           8.5754                    6.2391                     0.8962




     Basic income per ADS                                                                         10.6532                                 2.4580                                         4.3536                                            0.6254                          17.1508                   12.4782                     1.7924





      Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, diluted                          186,807,285                            186,351,678                                    186,322,276                                       186,322,276                      186,270,515               186,535,464                186,535,464




     Diluted income per share                                                                      5.2777                                 1.2237                                         2.1682                                            0.3114                           8.4813                    6.1951                     0.8899




     Diluted income per ADS                                                                       10.5554                                 2.4474                                         4.3364                                            0.6228                          16.9626                   12.3902                     1.7798






     
                Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Data (Recast**)


      Net cash (used in)/generated from operating activities                                   (1,453,598)                               808,148                                         60,228                                             8,652                      (3,959,094)                  246,293                     35,378



     Net cash provided by/ (used in) investing activities                                         871,041                               (78,146)                                     1,115,058                                           160,168                        3,297,648                 1,027,877                    147,645



     Net cash provided by/ (used in) financing activities                                       1,484,026                              (839,114)                                     (620,595)                                         (89,143)                       (788,022)              (1,039,705)                 (149,344)



     Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                                                      125,662                                  3,193                                        (2,336)                                            (336)                           3,631                       193                         28


      Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and
       restricted cash                                                                           1,027,131                              (105,919)                                       552,355                                            79,341                      (1,445,837)                  234,658                     33,707


      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period                            2,007,354                              2,822,706                                      2,716,787                                           390,242                        4,480,322                 3,034,484                    435,876


      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period                                  3,034,485                              2,716,787                                      3,269,142                                           469,583                        3,034,485                 3,269,142                    469,583


                                                                       
     
            Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                             
           
                 (in thousands)


                                                                                 
              
                As of



                                                                           
           
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       December 31,   
       
       December 31,
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                RMB                      
         
          RMB         
       
          RMB         
       
          USD
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             Cash and cash equivalents                                                            2,606,939                               2,632,952              3,198,086                 459,376



             Restricted cash                                                                        427,546                                  83,835                 71,056                  10,207



             Accounts receivable                                                                     40,326                                  67,231                  3,398                     488



             Contract assets, net                                                                 3,909,263                               2,598,202              2,398,685                 344,550



             Contract cost                                                                          145,460                                 143,066                160,003                  22,983



             Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                    2,552,319                               1,280,784              1,333,221                 191,505



             Loans at fair value                                                                  1,375,221                                 552,648                418,492                  60,113



             Financing receivables                                                                        -                                 24,630                 29,612                   4,254



             Amounts due from related parties                                                     1,361,805                               1,678,499                988,853                 142,039



             Held-to-maturity investments                                                           329,597                                   8,051                  6,627                     952



             Available-for-sale investments                                                         835,565                                 426,321                460,991                  66,217



             Long term investments                                                                  217,636                                 144,552                                             -



             Property, equipment and software, net                                                  266,002                                 213,962                195,855                  28,133



             Deferred tax assets                                                                    184,136                                 150,363                158,164                  22,719



             Right-of-use assets                                                                          -                                383,545                334,134                  47,995



     Total assets                                                                                14,251,815                              10,388,641              9,757,177               1,401,531




             Accounts payable                                                                       307,046                                  62,313                 43,583                   6,260



             Amounts due to related parties                                                       8,276,459                                 289,820                106,645                  15,319



             Liabilities from quality assurance program and guarantee                                 9,950                                   5,644                  4,397                     632



             Deferred revenue                                                                       569,469                                 381,899                358,203                  51,453



             Payable to investors at fair value                                                     626,207                                                                                    -



             Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                               2,193,576                               2,351,078              2,338,745                 335,940



             Refund liability                                                                     2,145,748                               2,002,785              1,801,535                 258,774



             Deferred tax liabilities                                                               486,773                                 267,647                331,645                  47,638



             Lease liabilities                                                                            -                                322,832                282,334                  40,555



             Contingent consideration                                                                     -                              1,780,734



     Total liabilities                                                                           14,615,228                               7,464,752              5,267,087                 756,571




             Ordinary shares                                                                             77                                     121                    121                      17



             Additional paid-in capital                                                           1,293,968                               3,872,219              5,038,691                 723,763



             Treasury stock                                                                           (254)                               (37,097)              (37,097)                (5,329)



             Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                  16,390                                  25,225                 21,855                   3,139



             Accumulated deficit                                                                (1,673,594)                              (936,579)             (533,480)               (76,630)



     Total (deficit)/ equity                                                                      (363,413)                              2,923,889              4,490,090                 644,960




     Total liabilities and equity                                                                14,251,815                              10,388,641              9,757,177               1,401,531


                                                                                                                                                            
              
                Operating Highlights and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures


                                                                                                                                                    
              
                (in thousands, except for number of  borrowers, number of investors and percentages)


                                                                    
              
                For the Three Months Ended                                                
              
                For the Year Ended

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ---

                                                                    
              
                December 31,                
              
                September 30,                 
              
                December 31,                 
              
                December 31,        
       
               December 31,     
       
       December 31,      
       
       December 31,
                                                                                                    2018                                                   2019                                                 2019                                                  2019                                 2018                      2019                       2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ---

                                                                         
              
                RMB                          
              
                RMB                          
              
                RMB                          
              
                USD              
         
                RMB           
       
          RMB            
       
          USD
                                                                                  (Recast*)                                                                                                                                                                                          (Recast*)



     
                Operating Highlights



     Amount of p2p investment                                                                16,776,410                                              9,037,670                                            8,790,755                                             1,262,713                           70,667,346                41,203,595                  5,918,526



     AUA of p2p investment                                                                   70,061,282                                             59,792,510                                           52,945,825                                             7,605,192                           70,061,282                52,945,825                  7,605,192



     Number of p2p investors                                                                    244,069                                                113,955                                              105,849                                               105,849                              745,799                   348,832                    348,832



     Amount of non-p2p investment                                                                81,290                                                767,226                                            2,548,414                                               366,057                            2,730,079                 3,929,131                    564,384



     AUA of non-p2p investment                                                                  217,692                                                626,223                                            1,026,858                                               147,499                              217,692                 1,026,858                    147,499



     Number of non-p2p investors                                                                 12,525                                                 12,235                                               13,896                                                13,896                               83,596                    32,668                     32,668



     Amount of loans facilitated                                                             13,595,780                                             10,496,261                                            7,998,046                                             1,148,847                           63,329,066                39,103,048                  5,616,801



     Number of borrowers                                                                        203,451                                                150,280                                              125,622                                               125,622                              922,633                   541,955                    541,955



     Remaining principal of performing loans                                                 68,370,225                                             54,553,702                                           51,157,313                                             7,348,288                           68,370,225                51,157,313                  7,348,288





     
                Segment Information



     Wealth management:



     Revenue                                                                                    488,502                                                540,554                                              521,849                                                74,959                            1,986,960                 2,176,215                    312,594



     Sales and marketing expenses                                                                73,197                                                219,390                                               67,080                                                 9,635                            1,242,439                   643,542                     92,439





     Consumer credit:



     Revenue                                                                                  1,816,023                                              1,515,554                                            1,841,779                                               264,555                            9,257,154                 6,440,569                    925,130



     Sales and marketing expenses                                                             1,163,550                                                940,975                                              893,316                                               128,318                            5,415,831                 3,813,811                    547,820





     
                Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA



     Net income                                                                                 985,916                                                228,031                                              403,985                                                58,029                            1,579,810                 1,155,611                    165,993



     Interest income, net                                                                      (15,829)                                              (13,825)                                            (10,454)                                              (1,502)                            (73,917)                 (73,367)                  (10,538)



     Income tax expense                                                                          32,485                                                 19,924                                               80,914                                                11,622                              194,287                   239,228                     34,363



     Depreciation and amortization                                                               36,636                                                 32,153                                               30,083                                                 4,321                              147,992                   125,850                     18,077



     Share-based compensation                                                                    20,067                                                  7,954                                                3,556                                                   511                              119,998                    43,941                      6,312




     Adjusted EBITDA                                                                          1,059,275                                                274,237                                              508,084                                                72,981                            1,968,170                 1,491,263                    214,207




     
                Adjusted EBITDA margin                                                          46.0%                                                 13.3%                                               21.5%                                                21.5%                               17.5%                    17.3%                     17.3%





     * Prior period financials have been recast to reflect the acquisition from CreditEase under common control.



     ** The Company reclassified 846.0 million payments made in the third quarter of 2019 related to contingent consideration from cash used in investing activities to cash used in financing activities due to the payments paid after three months of business realignment


                                      
      
                Delinquency Rates

                                                 ---

                                    
     
        Delinquent for



                                        15-29 days                      30-59 days 60-89 days



                   All Loans



     December 31, 2015                       0.7%                            1.2%       0.9%



     December 31, 2016                       0.6%                            0.9%       0.8%



     December 31, 2017                       0.8%                            1.0%       0.8%



     December 31, 2018                       1.0%                            1.8%       1.7%



     December 31, 2019                       1.2%                            2.0%       1.7%




                   Online Channels



     December 31, 2015                       0.5%                            0.8%       0.6%



     December 31, 2016                       0.5%                            0.9%       0.8%



     December 31, 2017                       1.1%                            1.1%       0.9%



     December 31, 2018                       1.2%                            2.3%       2.2%



     December 31, 2019                       1.6%                            2.9%       2.5%




                   Offline Channels



     December 31, 2015                       0.7%                            1.2%       1.0%



     December 31, 2016                       0.6%                            0.9%       0.8%



     December 31, 2017                       0.6%                            0.9%       0.7%



     December 31, 2018                       0.9%                            1.6%       1.5%



     December 31, 2019                       1.0%                            1.7%       1.5%


                                                    
              
                Net Charge-Off Rate for Upgraded Risk Grid

                                                                                    ---

                 Loan                 Customer 
       
                Amount of Loans                               
            
               Accumulated M3+ Net Charge-            
     
                Total Net Charge-Off
       Issued               Grade                     Facilitated                                                                  Off                                               Rate
       Period                                      During the Period                                                     as of December 31, 2019                            as of December 31, 2019

         ---

                                                 
          (in RMB thousands)                                             
             (in RMB thousands)


     
       
             2015   
             I                                     4,894,936                                                                               197,679                                      4.0%


                         
             II                                    14,492,035                                                                               485,102                                      3.3%


                         
             III                                   11,272,838                                                                               709,921                                      6.3%


                         
             IV                                    11,283,656                                                                             1,354,765                                     12.0%


                          
             V                                    11,199,563                                                                             1,713,746                                     15.3%



                        
             Total                                  53,143,029                                                                             4,461,213                                      8.4%



     
       
             2016   
             I                                     5,858,273                                                                               236,493                                      4.0%


                         
             II                                    12,360,346                                                                               540,799                                      4.4%


                         
             III                                    9,951,614                                                                               755,406                                      7.6%


                         
             IV                                     8,652,543                                                                               924,154                                     10.7%


                          
             V                                    16,982,336                                                                             2,607,546                                     15.4%



                        
             Total                                  53,805,112                                                                             5,064,398                                      9.4%



     
       
             2017   
             I                                    10,431,218                                                                               697,113                                      6.7%


                         
             II                                    12,270,230                                                                             1,597,776                                     13.0%


                         
             III                                   13,837,922                                                                             2,290,065                                     16.5%


                         
             IV                                    13,663,558                                                                             2,459,857                                     18.0%


                          
             V                                    19,680,365                                                                             4,123,858                                     21.0%



                        
             Total                                  69,883,293                                                                            11,168,668                                     16.0%



     
       
             2018   
             I                                     9,476,955                                                                               598,343                                      6.3%


                         
             II                                    14,656,758                                                                             1,655,932                                     11.3%


                         
             III                                   13,903,217                                                                             1,987,419                                     14.3%


                         
             IV                                    13,812,989                                                                             2,309,976                                     16.7%


                          
             V                                    11,326,230                                                                             2,154,899                                     19.0%



                        
             Total                                  63,176,149                                                                             8,706,569                                     13.8%



              2019Q1-Q3   
             I                                     6,102,299                                                                                92,787                                      1.5%


                         
             II                                     8,658,990                                                                               248,567                                      2.9%


                         
             III                                    7,413,040                                                                               274,254                                      3.7%


                         
             IV                                     4,746,047                                                                               178,863                                      3.8%


                          
             V                                     4,216,836                                                                               166,903                                      4.0%



                        
             Total                                  31,137,211                                                                               961,373                                      3.1%


                                           
              
                M3+ Net Charge-Off Rate*


                               Loan                                      
              
                Month on Book
                  Issued
                  Period

                    ---

                                               4         7        10          13         16         19         22     25      28     31  34


             
              2015Q1              0.8%     2.0%     3.4%       4.7%      5.7%      6.5%      7.1%      7.5%   7.7%  7.8%  7.8%


             
              2015Q2              0.8%     2.3%     3.8%       5.2%      6.4%      7.3%      7.9%      8.3%   8.5%  8.7%  8.8%


             
              2015Q3              0.4%     1.6%     3.1%       4.4%      5.6%      6.5%      7.1%      7.6%   7.9%  8.1%  8.4%


             
              2015Q4              0.4%     1.6%     3.1%       4.4%      5.5%      6.3%      6.9%      7.4%   7.9%  8.3%  8.5%


             
              2016Q1              0.3%     1.2%     2.5%       3.6%      4.5%      5.2%      5.8%      6.4%   7.0%  7.4%  7.6%


             
              2016Q2              0.4%     1.6%     3.1%       4.3%      5.2%      6.0%      6.8%      7.6%   8.1%  8.4%  8.7%


             
              2016Q3              0.3%     1.6%     3.1%       4.3%      5.4%      6.6%      7.8%      8.6%   9.2%  9.5%  9.8%


             
              2016Q4              0.2%     1.5%     2.9%       4.4%      5.9%      7.4%      8.4%      9.3%  10.0% 10.4% 10.7%


             
              2017Q1              0.3%     1.5%     3.2%       5.1%      7.1%      8.6%      9.8%     10.8%  11.5% 12.0%


             
              2017Q2              1.1%     2.9%     5.6%       8.4%     10.4%     12.1%     13.5%     14.5%  15.3%


             
              2017Q3              0.3%     2.9%     6.3%       9.1%     11.6%     13.6%     15.0%     16.2%


             
              2017Q4              0.5%     3.8%     7.2%      10.4%     13.2%     15.3%     16.9%


             
              2018Q1              0.4%     3.0%     6.6%      10.1%     12.9%     15.2%


             
              2018Q2              0.5%     3.6%     7.4%      10.8%     13.6%


             
              2018Q3              0.3%     2.9%     6.2%       9.1%


             
              2018Q4              0.3%     2.5%     5.6%


             
              2019Q1              0.2%     2.5%


             
              2019Q2              0.3%





              *As one division has already been spun off from the company, as of third quarter 2019,
    M3+ net charge-off rates no longer reflect the risk performance of loans generated by this division.

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